Shahpur, Burhanpur

This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. (November 2011)

Shahpur
Town
Shahpur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Shahpur Shahpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°14′N 76°13′E / 21.23°N 76.22°E / 21.23; 76.22
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Burhanpur
Government
• Body	Nagar parishad
• Nagar Parishad President	Smt. Sadhna Tiwari (BJP) [1]
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,719
Languages
• Official	MARATHI HINDI
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin code	450445

Shahpur is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Burhanpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

The Shahpur Nagar Panchayat has population of 19,719 of which 10,174 are males while 9,545 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

From 1957 till 2003 had a separate MLA seat, now merged it is with Burhanpur. It is located at Icchapur–Indore State Highway, connected with major villages of the area.

Shahapur was the Deshmukhi seat of administration during Maratha Empire and British rule.

It is the first Nagar Panchayat of its kind in the state with all wards having names of historical leaders and Sant-Mahatmas. It has total 15 wards having names of Sant-Mahatmas, Historical-Political Leader and Social Workers.

Shahpur town is one of the main centers of banana farming in the Burhanpur district. Around 50 small villages are connected to Shahpur town, hence it is in demand for separate Tehsil.

Most of the population of the town are Marathi following all Marathi traditions and festivals such as – Pola, Gudipadwa, Dashehra and Deewali, etc. Shahpur is famous for Buffalo fight being organized every year on the next day of Deewali.